(Korean): The USAF 8FW is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force, which falls under Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). The Wing’s 8th Operations Group is the successor of the 8th Pursuit Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. Established in Japan after World War II in 1948, the wing flew combat missions throughout the Korean War, then were redesignated the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1958, it remained in Japan until 1964. After a year in California, it moved to Southeast Asia, where its F-4 Phantom II crews earned the nicknames “MiG killers” and “bridge busters”. In 1974 the wing relocated to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, where it was redesignated the 8th Fighter Wing in 1992. This is the blue/yellow version of the TACTICAL FIGHTER WING Crest patch and was found in a Korean embroidery shop in very limited quantities. This patch does not come with velcro attached.
